However, he will have to wait awhile to get his hands on 'The Notorious' as the Irishman is planning on taking a break from fighting to prepare for the birth of his first child, which is expected to arrive in May.

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Ana Cecilia Cunha

It's more than likely that the UFC set up an interim title fight between Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov, the man many see to be the rightful no.1 contender for the belt.

Ferguson is more than happy to fight Nurmagomedov while McGregor sits on the sidelines and has promised to give Ireland's first UFC champion a beating upon his return to the Octagon.

“We're going to wreck your ass”

Tony Ferguson

“He doesn’t want any part of this,” Ferguson told MMA Fighting's Ariel Helwani during an appearance on The MMA Hour.

“Go ahead, you have a little pass from me. Go enjoy your family time. Do your thing, enjoy your life. You have some money, go ahead and go spend it.

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Conor McGregor will take a break from fighting to prepare for the birth of his first child

"Do your thing, relax. Enjoy your time trying to find you. And while you’re doing that I’m going to be over here wrecking this sh*t, me and my crew, and we’re going to go onto the next stage – which is when you come back, we’re going to wreck your a*s.

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Tony Ferguson was in superb form against former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos